looking glass

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An image like that might have hit its target a few years ago, but we’re well through the looking glass now.

From Slate • Aug. 26, 2025

To understand what’s up with her mom, she’ll have to go through the looking glass.

From New York Times • Feb. 20, 2024

"Defendants have clearly stepped through the looking glass."

From Reuters • Sep. 22, 2023

"Tomorrow and Tomorrow and Tomorrow" is a traditional "Trek" alternate universe adventure where key characters are pushed through the looking glass to right something gone wrong on a cosmic scale.

From Salon • Jul. 1, 2023

Then, she rose and examined her reflection in the looking glass that hung above the mantel.

From "Six of Crows" by Leigh Bardugo